INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION for INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Menu labeling legislation and implementation

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Immigration IMM

Employment verification (E-Verify); H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act; H-2B visa program

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2885 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (BATSA); S. 20 / H.R. 1744, American Job Protection Act; S. 687 / H.R. 1265, to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property; H.R. 4196, to extend bonus depreciation; H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act; Comprehensive tax reform; Work Opportunity Tax Credit, estate tax, other business tax extenders; extension of current individual tax rates; H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1265 (112th), H.R. 1744 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th), H.R. 9 (112th), S. 20 (112th), H.R. 4196 (112th), S. 687 (112th), H.R. 8 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, various measures to repeal and amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), regulatory implementation of PPACA and requirements under employer mandate.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 436 (112th)

Veterans VET

S. 1540 / H.R. 2888, Help Veterans Own Franchises Act; S. 1866, AGREE Act; H.R. 3351, Franchise Education for Veterans Act; efforts to encourage veteran ownership of franchised businesses.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2888 (112th), H.R. 3351 (112th), S. 1540 (112th), S. 1866 (112th)

Small Business SMB

Expanding small business access to credit; SBA 7(a) and 504 loan programs; impact of new health care regulations on small business owners; impact of new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Dodd-Frank Act on small business access to credit; H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act; Small Business Administration appropriations (keep funding levels the same, continuing resolution).

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 9 (112th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

Employment verification (E-Verify); H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act; H-2B visa program, visa waiver program

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 2885 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

"Card check" regulations and rulings from NLRB; micro-unions; "ambush elections"; persuasion avtivity reporting; employee rights poster requirement; H.R. 3094 / S. 1843, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; H.R. 3066, Companion Exemption Protection Act; H.R. 5969, Ensuring Access to Affordable and Quality Companion Care; H.R. 5970, Protecting In-Home Care from Government Intrusion Act; S. 3280, Companionship Exemption Protection Act.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 5970 (112th), H.R. 5969 (112th), S. 1843 (112th), S. 3280 (112th), H.R. 3066 (112th), H.R. 3094 (112th)